Fall Quarter 2026
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Catalog Descriptions
Language Courses
- RUS 001 Elementary Russian
Liliana Avramenko Introduction to Russian grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC).
- RUS 004 Intermediate Russian
Jekaterina Galmant Russian 4 continues the work of Russian 3 and strengthens pronunciation, grammar, and overall communication skills. Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing through compelling conversation topics, creative presentations, and engaging discussions. New vocabulary and syntax build on what students have already learned, supporting steady and confident progress. The course maximizes exposure to Russian language and culture and gives students frequent opportunities to use Russian actively and meaningfully.
Prerequisite(s): RUS 003.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC).
RUS 101A Advanced Russian
Liliana Avramenko
Topics in Russian. Grammar for the advanced student. Reading and discussion of journalistic texts and classic and contemporary literature. Conversation exercises utilizing literary and colloquial variants of current Russian speech.
Prerequisite(s): RUS 006 or consent of instructor.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC).
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
RUS 105 Advanced Russian Conversation
Valeria Mutc
Intensive conversational practice and discussion based on current events and contemporary texts. This course focuses on the acquisition of advanced oral skills in Russian, using recent Russian film as a focal point for discussion and analysis.
Prerequisite(s): RUS 006.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC).
- RUS 141 Tolstoy (In English)
Valeria Mutc This course will explore the literary works of Russia's renowned writer, Leo Tolstoy. Through a study of Tolstoy's novellas, short stories, and his novelistic masterpiece, Anna Karenina, we will follow the writer's quest to understand what it means to be human in the modern world. We will closely examine Tolstoy's reflections on various aspects of modernity: shifting perspectives on family, gender, and class; new labor practices and the rise of capitalism; rapid scientific and technological development; redefined relationships with nature; and changing political ideologies. By combining close textual analysis, socioeconomic context, and intellectual history, we will aim to unravel Tolstoy's perspectives on humanity, art, and ethics. Ultimately, this course will grapple with Tolstoy's fundamental and ever-persistent inquiry: how can one lead a meaningful life amidst the turbulent tides of history? Taught in English.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); Writing Experience (WE).
